Mop stick and head



Dec. 24, 1935. H. KLAWANS 2,025,111

MOP STICK AND HEAD Filed Nov. 2, 1934 51 5570 Zarv'y v? fi faa/avzgz Patented Dec. 24, 1935 UNITED STATES FATENT OFFICE M0]? STICK AND HEAD Harry I. Klawans, Chicago, Ill. Application November 2, 1934, Serial No. 751,135 1 Claim. (Cl. 15-447) The present invention relates to, and has for an object the provision of, a mop stick and head and more particularly to a separable mop head and handle construction, wherein there are no sharp edges presented for contact by the mop fibers when the mop is used in service so that the life of the mop head is prolonged.

Ordinarily, in the construction of separable mop head and handles for mops, metallic strips or plates are used for securing the parts together. As a result, when the mop is used, the mop fibers are repeatedly bent against or about the metal thereby cutting the strands and requiring replacement of the old mop head by a new one. This adds to the cost of upkeep as well as constitutes an annoyance to the user.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a mop head and stick construction which may be manufactured economically, for sale at low prices.

The above, other and further objects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description, accompanying drawing, and appended claim.

The accompanying drawing illustrates embodiments of the present invention and the views thereof are as follows:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a mop stick and head constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through a portion of a mop head constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention and showing the preferred manner of attaching the mop head to the handle, the handle being shown partially in section and with parts in elevation.

Figure 3 is a fragmental plan view of a modification of the securing means of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view of the arrangement of Figure 3.

Figures 5 and 6 are views similar to Figures 3 and 4, showing a further modification.

The drawing will now be explained.

Figure 1 illustrates a mop construction comprising a mop head designated generally as A, and a handle or stick B.

The mop head A comprises the usual mop fibers or strands I of yarn or other suitable absorbent material, secured together in the form of a mop head by means of a fabric strip 2, such as a tape, arranged crosswise of the bundle of strands, preferably substantially at mid-length thereof. The

tape 2 is stitched as at 3 to secure the mop fibers thereto.

Adjacent the ends of the tape 2 areopenings adapted to receive arms on the handle B for connecting the parts together in assembled relation- 5 ship. In order to prevent tearing, grommets 4 and 5 are provided in the openings.

Figures 1 and 2 illustrate the preferred manner of releasably securing the mop head A to the handle B, which means include two similar spring 10 arms 5 and 6, preferably formed of wire or other suitable material. These arms are provided with inturned extremities 1 and 8, respectively, which enter a transverse bore 9 in the handle, adjacent the mop end. Said arms have longitudinally ex- 5 tending portions 10 lying in suitable recesses II in the end of the mop handle A. The arms are retained by means of a sleeve or ferrule [2 which is applied over the portions 10 of the arms, after the same have been assembled. The sleeve or 20 ferrule i2 is then secured in place on the mop handle A in any suitable manner, such for instance as by means of an indentation struck therein with a pointed tool or by means of a pin or like instrumentality. 25

Outwardly of the extremity of the handle A the arms 5 and 6 are spread and fashioned at the free ends thereof with hooks I3 and [4, so constructed as to open away from each other.

The arms 5 and 6 are constructed of material, 5 such as wire, for providing rounded surfaces for the hooks l3 and 14, so that when the mop head is engaged by the hooks the rounded surfaces of the hooks will be in contact with themop fibers and thus prevent cutting of the strands during use.

The arms 5 and 6 are sufiiciently resilient so that they can be sprung toward each other when applying or removing the mop head A. After the mop head has been engaged by the hooks I3 and i4 and pressure on the fingers released, the tendency of these arms to assume normal position stretches the tape 2 and tensions the mop head on the handle in such manner that the mop head will not come off.. Bends 3| and 32 are formed in the arms 5 and 6 adjacent such portions of the hooks of said arms as engage the mop head with hooking action to prevent movement of the head along the arms toward the handle B.

It will be observed, from Figure 1, that as the mop head A is moved over a floor in mopping, the extremities of the hooks l3 and It being rounded surfaces, will not cut into the strands.

The mop head A may be readily removed from the arms 5 and 6 by bringing the arms together sufficiently so that the mop head may be unhooked from the hooks'l3 and I4. To aid'in manipulating the members 5 and 6, their intermediate portions are bowed inwardly, as at 30.

Figures 3 and 4 illustrate a slightly modified form of arms for securing the mop head A to a handle.

In this form of the invention, one of the arms such as I5 is provided with a headed end IS. The other arm I! is provided with an elongated end I 8 adapted to be threaded through the grommets 4 and 5 of the mop head A and then adapted to have its extremity l9 brought into hooking engagement with the head I6 011 the arm l5. The portion l8 of the arm I! is rounded so as to afford a rounded surface for contact against the mop fibers where the mop head is folded or wrapped around the portion I8. The engagement of the extremity l 9 with the head I6 is on the same side of the tape 2 as the handle A of the mop structure.

The modification illustrated in Figures 5 and 6, is somewhat similar to that illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 with the exception that the arm 20 has a headed end 2| adapted to be extended through the opening or grommet 5 and the arm 22 is provided with a portion 23 to be passed through the grommet 4 and to have its hook 24 brought into hooking engagement with the head 2| of the arm 20. The portion 23 is of wire, thus affording a rounded surface against the mop fiber to prevent cutting of the strands thereof during use.

It will be observed that no matter what the form of arm construction employed, the arms secure the mop head to the handle and afford rounded surfaces about which the mop fibers are bent or wrapped during mopping so that there is no cutting of the fibers.

The manner of releasably connecting the mop head A to the handle B, in accordance with the present invention, enables ready removal of the mop head, for replacement or for cleaning.

The provision of the attaching means with rounded surfaces for direct contact with the mop fibers prevents cutting of these strands during mopping and thus prolongs the life of the mop head.

The openings of grommets 4 and 5 are spaced inwardly from the side margins of the mop head a suificient distance so that in the event the mop is moved sideways against furniture or woodwork the metal of the arms 5 and 6 will not come in contact with the woodwork to damage it.

Furthermore, the engagement of the hooks l3 and M with the mop head A in the manner described is sufiicient to prevent accidental displacement of the parts in the event that the mop should be struck sidewise against some object, as in such event there is sufiicient resiliency in the arms to maintain sufiicient stretching or spreading tension on the, mop head to prevent disconnection thereof from the handle.

The tension of the hooks l3 and M in engagement with the mop head A is sufiicient to prevent relative disengagement of these parts, when the mop head is wrung out.

In order to prevent movement of a mop head along the arms, and toward the handle of a mop structure of the present invention, the arms are provided with bends which are formed therein adjacent their points of booking engagement with the mop head. Thus, in a mop structure constructed in accordance with Fig. 2 the bends 3| and 32 in arms 5 and 6 serve as abutments to prevent the mop head A from moving along the arms 5 and 5 toward the handle B while mopping. In the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 3, the bends 25 and 26, formed in the arm I! prevent movement of a mop head A along arms l5 and I1 towards the handle. In a mop struc ture constructed in accordance with Fig. 5, the bends 21 and 28 of arms 22 and 20 respectively; form abutments adjacent the points of hooking engagement of the arms with the mop head A30 and thus prevent movement of the mop head along the arms 22 and 20 toward the handle.

The present invention has been described herein more or less precisely as to details, yet it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited thereby, as changes may be made in the arrangement and proportion of partsand equivalents may be substituted, without depart-i ing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

The invention is claimed as follows: r

A mop construction including a-mop head and a handle, means for releasably connectingsaid mop head to said handle, said means including." grommets in said mop head and spring arms on said handle enterable in said grommets, said arms being adapted to stretch said mop head widthwise to thereby prevent separation of the mop head and handle in use, and said arms hav 'ing bends therein adjacent the points of hooking engagement thereof with said mop head to prevent movement of the mop head along the arms toward the handle.

. HARRY I. KLAWANS. 

